India Politics LIVE highlights | PM Modi dials Vijay, congratulates on taking charge as Tamil Nadu CM

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | DMK, Congress ties sour over seat-sharing issues amid TVK alliance shift

The souring of relations between the M K Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Congress, two key constituents of the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc, started last year, when the Congress had formed a committee to initiate seat-sharing talk, in which DMK refused to partake.

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Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | TVK's seat tally touches 120 with VCK, IUML support

Days of uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu ended on Saturday with TVK clinching key support to cross the magic 118 majority mark in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and party founder-chief Chandrasekar Joseph Vijay will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state today.

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi arrives at IGI Airport as he heads to Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | Visuals from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai ahead of ceremony

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | TVK Chief and CM-designate Vijay leaves from his residence

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | TVK chief Vijay arrives at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai

TVK Chief C Joseph Vijay arrives at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where he will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu shortly.

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | 'Looking forward,' says actor Trisha Krishnan, as she leaves from her residence to attend oath-taking ceremony

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | TVK chief Vijay to take oath with 9 others shortly at Chennai's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

1. N. Anand

2. Aadhav Arjuna

3. Dr. K.G. Arunraj,

4. K.A. Sengottaiyan

5. P. Venkataramanan

6. R. Nirmalkumar

7. Rajmohan

8. Dr TK. Prabhu

9. Selvi S. Keerthana

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | TN Guv Arlekar approves recommendation of CM-designate Vijay on appointment of 9 ministers: Lok Bhavan

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | LED screen set up at T Nagar bus stand for live telecast of Vijay's oath taking ceremony

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | Having or not having Congress ministers in cabinet is upto the high command and TVK party to decide

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | S A Chandrasekhar, Shoba Chandrasekhar, father and mother of Vijay at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar leaves from Lok Bhavan

He will administer the oath of office to TVK Chief C Joseph Vijay as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister shortly.

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | Rahul Gandhi arrives at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | Vijay makes his way to the stage at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | TVK supporters gather ahead of the swearing-in ceremony

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | Vijay introduces Ministers-designate to Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | Swearing-in ceremony of Vijay begins with Vande Mataram, National Anthem, and Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | 'I, C Joseph Vijay...': Thalapathy takes oath, says will carry forward duties with honesty & passion

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | Supporters get teary-eyed as they watch TVK chief Vijay take oath as CM

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | TVK leaders Aadhav Arjuna, Sengottaiyan take oath as ministers

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | CM Joesph Vijay, in his first address, says he was not from any royal lineage, people welcomed, accepted him

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | CM Joseph Vijay signs file for special force for women's safety

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | CM Joseph Vijay signs first file for 200 units free electricity for domestic consumers

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | CM Vijay accuses DMK regime of 'burdening' TN with Rs 10 lakh cr debt

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | CM Vijay urges people to give him reasonable time to ensure performance

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | Vijay assures tough action against drugs, says 'I will not touch single paisa of people'

Tamil Nadu CM swearing-in LIVE updates | PM Modi congratulates Vijay on taking oath as Tamil Nadu CM, says Centre will keep working with state govt to improve people's lives

India Politics LIVE updates | Himanta Biswa Sarma elected as leader of BJP's legislature party leader

India Politics LIVE updates | My good wishes to Thiru Vijay - may he fulfil the hopes of the people of Tamil Nadu: Rahul Gandhi

India Politics LIVE updates | My best wishes to Vijay for a successful and transformative tenure in service of the people of Tamil Nadu: Siddaramaiah

India Politics LIVE updates | 'Don't start saying right away that TN govt has no money. It does': Stalin to CM Vijay

India Politics LIVE updates | Himanta, NDA leaders meet Assam Guv, stake claim to form govt

India Politics LIVE updates | I will be the only power centre in TN, says CM Vijay in his maiden speech after swearing-in

India Politics LIVE updates | TVK workers burst crackers, distribute sweets to celebrate Vijay's appointment as CM

India Politics LIVE updates | Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu linked by history, culture: President Dissanayake congratulates CM Vijay

"Congratulations to Hon. C. Joseph Vijay on being sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu are connected through history, culture, enterprise, and enduring people-to-people ties across generations," Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake posted on X.

"Our future holds immense economic promise and opportunity as Sri Lanka and India continue to build ever closer ties and a stronger partnership. I look forward to working together, within the strong India–Sri Lanka partnership, towards greater prosperity and progress. The people of Sri Lanka join me in wishing you and the people of Tamil Nadu every success."

India Politics LIVE updates | BJP facing 'wall of self-respect' in Tamil Nadu: Cong leader Girish Chodankar

Congress's Tamil Nadu in-charge Girish Chodankar on Sunday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was facing a "wall of self-respect" in the southern state.

His remarks came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress "stabbed" the DMK in its back. He was referring to the Congress extending support to actor-politician Vijay-led TVK to form a government in Tamil Nadu after walking out of the DMK-led alliance.

In a post on X, Chodankar targeted the BJP, claiming, "This is the same leadership that built its career by systematically sidelining its own mentors Advani ji and MM Joshi ji the moment they were no longer needed."

The BJP's "masterstrokes" include toppling democratically elected governments from Maharashtra to Karnataka and MP, he charged.

"Your 'Chanakyaniti' is nothing but the open auction of democracy," he claimed.

The "BJP Washing Machine" was being used to "purify" the same leaders you (saffron party) once called corrupt, Chodankar alleged.

"In Tamil Nadu, you (referring to the BJP) face a wall of self-respect. The people see how the Governor's office is being misused as a political tool to bypass the public mandate," he said.

"You can engineer defections and break parties, but you cannot buy the hearts of the people. Tamil Nadu values the Constitution far more than your power hunger," the Congress leader added.

India Politics LIVE updates | Vijay resigns from Tiruchirappalli East

TVK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday resigned from Tiruchirappalli East Assembly constituency and has retained Perambur, the State Assembly Secretariat said.

An official release said before he assumed office as chief minister, Vijay tendered his resignation and sent the letter to Assembly Principal Secretary K Srinivasan through Ministers K A Sengottaiyan and P Venkataraman.

India Politics LIVE updates | Akhilesh congratulates Vijay on taking oath as Tamil Nadu CM

"Only secular governments represent true democracy, founded on the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity for all citizens and a commitment to uphold and safeguard constitutional values," Akhilesh Yadav said.

"We hope that Tamil Nadu’s newly formed secular government will build upon its predecessors’ legacy of public welfare initiatives. Heartiest congratulations to Shri Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar ji on assuming office as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. I wish him purposeful and pro-people proactive leadership."

India Politics LIVE updates | Six sworn-in as ministers in UP government

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh underwent its second cabinet expansion on Sunday. Two cabinet ministers and four state ministers were inducted into the government, while two state ministers were elevated and given independent charges. Read more

India Politics LIVE updates | PM Modi inaugurates several development projects worth Rs 9,400 cr in Hyderabad

India Politics LIVE updates | Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya invites BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma to form govt

Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday invited Chief Minister-elect Himanta Biswa Sarma to form the next government in the state, according to a statement.

Leaders of the NDA met Acharya at Lok Bhavan and staked claim to form the government with Sarma at the helm.

"The Governor has invited Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma to form the new Government in Assam," Lok Bhavan said in the statement.

Acharya will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Sarma as Chief Minister and to the members of the Council of Ministers, it added.

The ceremony is scheduled to take place on May 12.

India Politics LIVE updates | Former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan congratulates Vijay

"I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Joseph Vijay, who has been elected as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. In a democratic system, the verdict given by the people is the greatest responsibility," former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan posted on X.

"I believe that the government he forms will uphold the values of the trust placed in him by the people of Tamil Nadu, social justice, secularism, and public welfare. Kerala and Tamil Nadu are states that have shared a long-standing friendship and cooperation. I believe that the people of both states can work together to strengthen the federal system and protect secularism."

India Politics LIVE updates | Tamil Nadu Assembly to convene first session; Speaker election on May 12

The seventeenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has been summoned to meet for its first session at 9:30 am on Monday in the Assembly chamber at the State Secretariat.

A government release on Sunday said that newly elected members will take the oath or make an affirmation on that day.

Members have been asked to bring their election certificates while presenting themselves to take the oath or make an affirmation.

Similarly, the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House will be held on Tuesday at 9.30 am.

On Sunday, Joseph Vijay assumed office as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Although TVK on its own did not secure the majority in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, Vijay managed to get support from the Congress, VCK, CPI, CPI (M) and IUML to gather 120 MLAs and cross the 118 majority mark to form the government.

He also introduced three public welfare schemes related to electricity, women's safety and drug eradication in the state.

India Politics LIVE updates | Tamil Nadu govt appoints two IAS officers as secretaries to CM Vijay

The Tamil Nadu government has appointed two IAS officers to serve as official secretaries to the new Chief Minister Joseph C Vijay, who assumed office on Sunday.

A state government order said that Dr P Senthil Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government in the Health and Family Welfare Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary-Secretary I to the CM.

Similarly, the order stated that G Lakshmi Priya, Secretary of the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, has been transferred and posted as Secretary II to the CM.

Although Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam did not secure a majority on its own in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, its leader managed to secure support from the Congress, VCK, CPI, CPI(M) and IUML, bringing together 120 MLAs and crossing the 118-seat majority mark to form the government.

Vijay also introduced three public welfare schemes related to electricity, women's safety and drug eradication in the state.

India Politics LIVE updates | Vijay chairs review meeting regarding the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu

India Politics LIVE updates | Nabanna security reviewed ahead of Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari’s first law and order meeting on May 11

India Politics LIVE updates | Vijay's pictures placed in the Tamil Nadu Secretariat as he took charge as CM today

India Politics LIVE updates | Mamata Banerjee congratulates Vijay on appointment as Tamil Nadu CM

India Politics LIVE updates | Udhayanidhi Stalin elected as leader of DMK Legislature Party

India Politics LIVE updates | BJP govt formed in Bengal with massive majority; I see Bengal's enthusiasm in Telangana: PM Modi in Hyderabad rally

India Politics LIVE updates | Congress to join Tamil Nadu Cabinet in second phase, says party's state president Selvaperunthogai

India Politics LIVE updates | PM Modi speaks to Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay on the phone

PM Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay spoke on the telephone. PM Modi congratulated Vijay on taking the oath as CM, sources said per ANI.

India Politics LIVE updates | BJP will form govt in UP in record numbers in 2027: SP rebel Manoj Pandey after appointment as minister

India Politics LIVE updates | Outgoing Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan arrives at Kerala House in Delhi

India Politics LIVE updates | BJP woman MLA expresses unhappiness over UP cabinet expansion

BJP MLA from Mahmudabad Asha Maurya on Sunday expressed her unhappiness over not being inducted into the Yogi Adityanath ministry.

India Politics LIVE updates | Suspended TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta slams party, says corruption had been institutionalised

Suspended TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta on Sunday launched a scathing attack on his party, alleging that corruption had been institutionalised.

A day after being suspended for six years for alleged breach of party discipline, Dutta questioned why people in West Bengal now felt "free to express themselves without fear" following the BJP's electoral victory.

"Why have things come to such a stage? Why are people celebrating? We did not introspect," he told reporters.

The suspended leader alleged that money was demanded for almost every civic-related work.

"From installing commodes in homes to getting building plans approved, money had to be paid everywhere. There was hardly any work for which people did not have to pay the TMC," Dutta alleged.

He also referred to the school jobs scam and said the allegations of "job theft" should have been given serious attention.

"If someone says jobs were not stolen, that would be a grave sin," he said, adding that whenever he tried to raise such issues within the party forum, he was ignored.